The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-05-05
RICH WOMEN.
Wealthy Ladies of Pittsburg and the Pc.
culissrities for Which They are Noted.


costly dresses. and others for their &c.
centricity. Of the latter class the most
striking example is Mrs. Toomey, q
childless widow. Not one of thous.
and Pittsburgers has heard of her, YET
she has over 100000 invested in real
estate. She lives in one room at the
corner of Grant street and Virgin alley,
not the most pleasant abiding-pl for
woman of vast wealth. Mrs. Toomey
does all her own work, including the
care of her solitary room and the col
lecting of her rents, a big task even for
an able-bodied man. Yet she is about
60 years of age. She is the last of q
fine old family-the Murtlands At his
death her husbands property was not a
cent less than 81, 100000. 1t must have
since been largely increased. There was
NO one to divide with the widow, and
her wants, simple as they are, can be
gratitied with the salary of a junior
clerk. Her tenants often puzzle them
selves as to the present amount of their
eccentric landlady's fortune, and its
disposition upon her death makes still
more interesting study.
A wealthy and pretty young woman
is Miss Maggie Milford, who created a
sensation at Cape May last summer
Her wagon-load of trunks contained
ninety-two dresses, and her frequent
dinners and pleasure sails in her own
yacht were events of the season. She
is a granddaughter of Gen. Robinson,
and, it is said, is betrothed to an east
ern young man.
A modest and unassuming woman is
the wife of Congressman Tom" Bayne,
of Allegheny City. She has from $780,
600 to $40O, 600 in her own right. She
has a wonderful country house at Belle
vue, few miles down the Ohio. 1t is
perfectly round in shape and has some
remarkably odd rooms A round hall
in the center, following closely the lines
of the house, is Lit by skylight Mrs.
Bayne never forgets old acquaintances.
1t is said that she recently astonished
capital society by chaperoning a rural
party through the department buildings
and the galleries of the senate and
house. Mrs. Bayne's friends were poor
ly attired, yet they found hearty well
come from the wealthy congressman's S
wife. She had once boarded with them
i'll their simple mountain home in Penn
sylvania.
Mrs. William Darlington is a first
cousin of Mrs. Schenley, nee Croghan,
the wealthy Pittsburg woman who when
16 years of age eloped with and married
an English army officer, and has since
resided in England. Mrs. Darlington
is daughter of Gen. O'Hara, and is
worth from S4,OOO,OOO to $1,000, 900.
She has literary tastes, and owns lib
rary that ranks very high,
Mrs. HI. Kirk Porter, wife of the To-
connective builder, takes pleasure in en-
tertaining visiting celebrities, and is
ambitious to establish salon in Pitts
burg. She was widow with two chill
dren when she first met Mr.. Porter,
That was in New York city, and she
provided home for herself and her
little ones by coloring photographs.
Her first husband was a Mr.. Hegeman.
An interesting part of her elegant resi-
dence in Oakland is $40, 900 hall win
dow. On it is painted girl feeding
peacocks. 1t was copied from famous
painting.
Mrs. Ross Proctor, one of Pittsburg's 8
youngest and fairest brides, married
last june the grandson and one of the
heirs of Singer, of sewing machine fame
They first met in New York, where Mr..
Proctor became infatuated with her
beauty, and whence he followed her to
Pittsburg. He took elegant rooms ON
Penn avenue and lived the luxurious
life of wealthy bachelor. The mar
riage soon followed
Mrs. Henry Phipps, Jr., has some,
thing to interest callers at her ALE
gheny City residence. Five windows
in the dining-room have painted on
them ikenesses of each of her five
children. The woodwork in the house
alone cost $75, 900. Her husband is a
partner of Andrew Carnegie, and re.
Gently endeared himself to the heart:
of all Alleghenians by providing green
houses for the city parks, stipulating
that they should be kept open on Sun
days as well as weekdays. Working
men are thankful for this proviso.
When Thomas M. Howe, the steel
manufacturer, died he left L. widow
several million dollars. At the time Of
their marriage he was a poor clerk,
who, when the ceremony had been con-
cluded, hurried back to his work, while
his wife, in company with some friends
visited an auction-room, where some
secondhand furniture for housekeeping
was purchased.
Mrs. John Arthur recently figured
in the newspapers as the wealthy aunt
of Nina Van Zandt, the Chicago CIR
who married by proxy Spies, the con
demned anarchist. 1t is said Mrs
Arthur threatened to disinherit Nina in
case the marriage took place. 1t is moi
known whether the threat will be car
ried out. Mrs. Arthur was a Miss
Clark, and married rejected lover of
her mother. When Mr.. Arthur became
old and feeble he fell in love with the
daughter, who married him and nursed
him until his death, which occurred
about ten years ago. By his will Mr.
Arthur cut off all his relatives, leaving
his wife 100000, which has since beer
greatly augmented. Mrs. Arthur. who
is about so years of age, is devoted tt
foreign missionary work, and has i
penchant for presenting elegant outfits
to lady missionaries.
Mrs. Albert Childs, beautiful WON
an, is fairly idolized by her servants
for whose exclusive benefit she ha:
gathered an elegant library.
The wife of Mr.. Reuben Miller, tn,
steel manufacturer, has canary bir,
for which her husband paid $500. L
was at a recent fair for the benefit o
the Homeopathic hospital that Mr.
Miller bought it, and the birds chic
merit lies in the fact that it had beer
tenderly reared by young daughter o
Bishop Whitehead.
The widow of president Tom
Scott, of the Pennsylvania railroad, re
sides in Philadelphia, but she was {
Pittsburg girl who earned her own liv
ing by painting photographs. She wa
Miss Annie Riddle before marriage
and her father was one of the earl,
editors of the Pittsburg Gazette.
The widow of Thomas, brother o
Andrew Carnegie, is daughter of tn
late Mr.. Coleman, who built the Pitts
burg opera-house, the finest theater be
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